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Roy Burchel, 73, who brought KFC to area in ’60s, dies
Paul Huggins
Staff Writer
The man who brought Kentucky Fried Chicken to Decatur and Athens in the 1960s died Thursday. Roy Burchel, 73, worked directly under KFC founder Harland “Colonel” Sanders in the 1950s before … More »
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On 7/3/09 at 09:45 AM, tbone from wrote:

He was a fine caring man , I will miss him

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On 7/4/09 at 02:28 PM, Ms. from wrote:

Roy was a very diverse man, he had a wide range of interests. He touched the lives of many people, from many walks of life due to that. Roy was a very admired and respected man, with a personality as big as he was. His presence will be greatly missed by many. My thoughts and prayers are with the Burchel family.

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